I bought a 1998 Lexus GS300 because I wanted something different to most people nowadays. I see many Nissan, Toyota, and Honda so I thought why not get something different and get a Lexus. I thought it would be the best car because I don't see many modified GS300 and plus, it's one of my dream cars.
There are many things to like about this car. One of my favourite things about this car is that when you insert the key, the steering wheel moves towards you and into your best-suited position and when you take the key out, it'll go back to stock positions. There are also two buttons on the driver side door where you can set your preferred seat position (one for yourself and another for someone else). Everything about this car is appealing to my eyes. The quad headlights and the quad taillights are something different and specific to Lexus. I've only seen them on the GS and IS models. The luxury aspect is what makes me drawn to these type of cars. I've always been into the VIP style and the GS300 has it all an with the GS300 being ahead of its time, I knew I made the right choice of buying this car.
Compared to Modern day cars now, I would say the GS300 is completely different in its own way. It's got some unique stuff that even suprises my friends. What also attracted me to this car is the engine, a naturally aspirated 2JZ-GE. However, I would have also liked to get the Toyota Aristo with the 2JZ-GTE. The 2JZ racks up 168kW with 305Nm of torque. Til this day the engine still goes hard even with the car almost at 300,000kms. I don't even think many people know that this car has a 2JZ (could bein my little imagination though). This car, however, is an automatic transmission which kills the fun of thrashing the 2JZ. I would love to have a manual and hear the revs of the 2JZ, it would be music to my ears.
When I usually fill up with this car, I usually put in around $30 which gets me around 20 or so liters. This will last me around til 220kms before it gets to the quarter line or the empty lights turns on. But with the prices for petrol soo damn high sometimes I want to turn this car into the Flinstone mobile, pushing a whopping 1 human power. Or maybe I run out of petrol like that because I'll be beating every skyline, supra, basically any car in a race, with my fully sicks, decked out stock engine. Like every car, there are a few downsides with this car. The lower ball joints are the most common issue. Then other problems like door actuators tend to fail, moisture starts to get into the headlights, the starter can get bad. Then it's just random codes that pop up when the CEL comes on.
With Lexus being a luxury outlet for Toyota, many of my friends still say to me this car is still amazing and still contains the luxury element even the modern luxury car has. It feels like I'm being the chauffeur and driving my girlfriends and friends around while not getting paid........ :(
I think Lexus did an amazing job with this car. It has everything a luxury car needs. It got that unique Lexus/Japanese design and craftsmanship that makes it stand out amongst the crowd. It can be modified in numerous ways and it's just a perfect car, With an amazing power and sleek.